The French minister of culture is appropriating funds to support independent bookstores

An article in today’s The Bookseller discusses the French desire to support independent bookstores. “The government wants to ensure that France “never suffers the same fate as the United States” with “the collapse of several [bookshop] chains” and the ensuing difficulties for publishers and creation, Filippetti said.”

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